A man who caused extensive damage to a Bristol nightclub as part of a campaign to prevent it and other venues from introducing Covid vaccine passports has been jailed for six years
Owen Marshall, of Royate Hill, Bristol, set fire to a petrol soaked towel he’d posted through the letterbox of SWX two months after he hand-delivered a letter in which he threatened to “burn” the venue. The following day, on July 14, he was caught on CCTV delivering a letter to the home of Bristol Mayor, […]
A woman has been charged in connection with a burglary in Gosport
This follows a report that on 1 December, a woman entered a flat in Clarence Road and stole two wallets, before bank cards from the wallets were used at local shops. Michelle Jewell, aged 42, of no fixed abode, has been charged with burglary and fraud by false representation. She was remanded in custody […]
A former gymnastics coach has been found guilty of a serious of child sex offences thanks to work by some of our specialist officers
David Schadek, 62, assaulted children between 2004 and 2017. The offences came to light when we one of the incidents was reported to us in January 2018. Through their investigation, officers from our Child Abuse Investigation Team identified further incidents and other victims. Schadek, of Fenno Close, Colchester, was later charged and following a trial […]
Appeal for help tracing movements of pick-up as investigation into machete attack continues
Police are appealing for help piecing together the movements of this pick-up truck as our investigation into a machete attack in Accrington continues. Officers were called at around 6.20am on Saturday (December 4th) to reports of an assault on Manchester Road, close to Grants Bar. We attended and found a man aged in his […]
A 33-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years, with an extended licence of 17 years, after being found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl
Following a four-day trial at Northampton Crown Court, a jury took only 90 minutes to find Alan William John Upton guilty of all 11 offences – two counts of rape and nine counts of sexual activity with a child. The offences relate to incidents in 2018 and 2019 when Upton repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl […]
The family of a man who was sadly killed in Thornaby have released new images in tribute to him, as a man was today convicted of his murder
James Stokoe, aged 40, tragically died after suffering fatal injuries in an attack by 34-year-old Alexander Layton on Trenchard Avenue in Thornaby in May 2020. Layton was convicted unanimously by a jury at Teesside Crown Court and will be sentenced tomorrow, Tuesday 7th December. Today, the family of James Stokoe said: “Nothing will ever bring […]
A drug dealer in Swindon has been jailed for more than three years for supplying cocaine and heroin after a proactive crackdown on drug dealing by Wiltshire Police
Liam Meager, 23, of Beech Avenue, Swindon, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to two counts of being concerned in supplying class A drugs and one count of possessing criminal property. He was sentenced yesterday (01/12) at Swindon Crown Court to three years and eight months in prison and ordered to pay £600. As part […]
The couple who killed six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes will have their sentences reviewed after claims they are too lenient
Emma Tustin was jailed for 29 years on Friday for murder and child cruelty and Arthur’s father, Thomas Hughes, was given 21 years for his manslaughter. The Attorney General’s Office said the jail terms will be reviewed to “determine whether they were too low”. It comes after Tory MP Julian Knight said the sentences were […]
Heroin and crack cocaine dealers who exploited a 14-year-old boy in Gillingham have been jailed
Kieran Appiah, (L) and Muhammed Khan-Brown’s (R) offending began to unravel after our officers seized class A drugs and a phone from the boy in May 2020. A careful review of data on the seized handset showed both men were using him to act as a runner on their behalf. This evidence led to officers […]
A gunman who once shot himself in the foot has been jailed for four years – as a specialist crime team marks six months of successes
Paul While, 32, had only been out of prison for just 30 days in September this year when he was arrested by officers from the Merseyside Organised Crime Partnership – a specialist unit comprising National Crime Agency and Merseyside Police officers.Individual in question facing forwards. While, of Glen Way, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, left prison […]
